The two small yabby ponds were excavated, at no cost, by Patrick O’Reilly, Ertech project manager, and will be used by Biro and his team to determine how the genetic pool of yabbies was affected if only the largest specimens were harvested.

According to Biro his laboratory research had already found a close association between behaviour and growth rate.

This collaboration will provide a great opportunity, for all sides involved, in further understanding the best way of preserving the genetic pool of yabbies.